George Takei of 'Star Trek' to Attend Comic Con Pre-Event

Press Release

December 27, 2013

Salt Lake City – Salt Lake Comic Con FanX has announced that Star Trek star George Takei will attend a special event at The Leonardo Jan. 17. Takei played Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek TV series, in the first six Star Trek feature films and is now known for having almost 6 million fans on Facebook.

Comic Con also announced it would hold a costume contest Dec. 30 at EVE Salt Lake City.

“We’re thrilled to have George Takei join us at the Salt Lake Comic Con FanX pre-event,” said Dan Farr, Comic Con show producer.

The Comic Con costume contest will be in the south lobby of the Salt Palace Convention Center at 8:30 pm. Celebrities Peter Mayhew and Walter Jones will attend, and Jones will help rate the contestants based on costume and impersonation.